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NAME

fcron.conf - configuration file for fcron and fcrontab

 

DESCRIPTION

This page describes the syntax used for the configuration file of fcrontab(1).

Blank lines, line beginning by a pound-sign (#) (which are considered comments), leading blanks and tabs are ignored. Each line in a fcron.conf file is of the form


    name = value

where the blanks around equal-sign (=) are ignored and optional. Trailing blanks are also ignored.

The following names are recognized (default value in brackets) :

fcrontabs
directory (/var/spool/fcron)
Fcron spool directory.
pidfile
file-path (/var/run/fcron.pid)
Location of fcron pid file (needed by fcrontab to work properly).
fcronallow
file-path (/etc/fcron.allow)
Location of fcron.allow file.
fcrondeny
file-path (/etc/fcron.deny)
Location of fcron.deny file.
shell
file-path (/bin/sh)
Location of default shell called by fcron when running a job.
sendmail
file-path (/usr/lib/sendmail)
Location of mailer program called by fcron to send job output.
editor
file-path (/bin/vi)
Location of default editor used when invoking "fcrontab -e".

File-paths and directories are complete and absolute (i.e. beginning by a "/").

To run several instances of fcron simultaneously on the same system, you must use a different configuration file for each instance. Each instance must have a different fcrontabs and pidfile. Then, use fcron(8)'s command line option -c to select which config file (so which instance) you refer to.

 

FILES

/etc/fcron.conf
Default location for the configuration file of fcron and fcrontab.
/etc/fcron.allow
Users allowed to use fcrontab (one name per line, special name "all" acts for everyone)
/etc/fcron.deny
Users who are not allowed to use fcrontab (same format as allow file)

 

SEE ALSO

fcron(8), fcrontab(1), fcrontab(5).

 

AUTHOR

Thibault Godouet <fcron@free.fr>


 

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